Apple HIG Cross-Platform Design

Version: 1.0.0 | Last updated: 2026-07-18

Origin credit: Based on Apple Inc.'s Human Interface Guidelines.

Intent

Use this skill to produce an interface that preserves one product model while behaving naturally on responsive Web, native macOS, and iPhone. Treat shared purpose, accessibility, privacy, hierarchy, language, and recovery as invariants. Adapt navigation, density, input, command placement, presentation, and state handling to each platform.

Do not make every surface visually identical. Cross-platform consistency means the same concepts, data, terminology, and outcomes remain recognizable while each platform uses familiar behavior.

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